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The Forest is a american film of genre Horror released in USA on 11 june 1982
The Forest (1982)
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Add to a movie listThe Forest is a 1982 American slasher film directed, written, edited and produced by Donald M. Jones and starring Gary Kent, Tomi Barrett and John Batis. The film was shot in Sequoia National Park in California in 1981.
Synopsis
Two American hikers, Steve (Dean Russell) and Charlie (John Batis), venture into the local forest along with their girlfriends, Sharon (Tomi Barrett) and Teddi (Ann Wilkinson). However, John (Gary Kent), a cannibalistic woodsman, is lurking in the forest putting these four friends at risk.Comments
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